dsayer
03-27-2018, 05:30 PM
Hi all,
Bought some old lead pipe from a scrap yard the other day and made a few round balls and Lee REALs. This is only my second time casting anything and first time with lead not purchased clean from a foundry. I've read the biggest issue with the REALs is making sure the bands are sharp so they engage the rifling properly.
So, how does this look?
217173
My average weight was around 381.5gr with a coefficient of variation of ~0.5%. I culled anything with visible imperfections or weighing less than 379gr or more than 383gr.
Bought some old lead pipe from a scrap yard the other day and made a few round balls and Lee REALs. This is only my second time casting anything and first time with lead not purchased clean from a foundry. I've read the biggest issue with the REALs is making sure the bands are sharp so they engage the rifling properly.
So, how does this look?
217173
My average weight was around 381.5gr with a coefficient of variation of ~0.5%. I culled anything with visible imperfections or weighing less than 379gr or more than 383gr.